Ilayaraja too has done some fantastic acoustic guitar and violin solos. Every composer has used solos in different ways.
I particularly like ARR's use of the lower notes in the flute. Sridhar once said in an interview that ARR will sometimes try to get just the breath/wind sound of a flute. ARR is probably not the first to use the flute like this, but for me it is the most distinctive. Adam Rapa's trumpet parts in Tu Bole Main Boloon are excellent. That loose, jazzy sound, is something new for Indian music, I think. --- In [email protected], "Chord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't make such assumptions. I know a lot about Indian music. None > of these composers have the range and versatility of ARR and have used > these instruments in the specific way ARR has. Of course, many have > used solo instruments, but ARR's specialty relies not just in the fact > that he uses them, but how he uses them. > > > --- In [email protected], "Ricky" <rickypc@> wrote: > > > > Buddy...my guess is you haven't listened to any other Indian music > then :) > > > > Haven't you heard Shankar Jaikishan using Accordian in Awara, > > S.D.Burman using Kalyanji's 'been' in Nagin, R.D.Burman using > > harmonica in Aradhana, Jatin Lalit using piano in Pehla Nasha, Vishal > > using guitar in Satya, Anu Malik using violin in Baazigar, Shiv Hari > > using Santoor and flute in Chandni, ....gosh the list can really go on > > and on!!! > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Chord" <purevibz@> wrote: > > > > > > As far as I know, he's the only Indian composer to put a spotlight on > > > a single instrument within a composition. Whether it's the > Shennai in > > > Yeh Jo Desh Hai Tera, Trumpet in Main Boloon, Flamingo in Rasiya, > Oboe > > > in the Khwaja Instrumental, Accordian in Ishq Ada, I am in total awe > > > of how he takes one sound and weaves it around a composition like a > > > true genius would. The range of instruments and sounds he employs is > > > simply unmatched by ANY composer in the world. > > > > > >
